Bitsy's Kitchen
Spicy Barbecue Shrimp
12 medium sized fresh shrimp
1 small jalapeno pepper
12 strips of bacon
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
4 bamboo skewers, soaked in water
1 green onion, thinly sliced
additional barbecue sauce
Shell shrimp leaving shells intact. Make a shallow cut lengthwise down the back of each shrimp; wash out and devein.
With rubber gloves, remove seeds from pepper and cut into 12 slivers. Make a shallow cut into the underside of each shrimp and insert a piece of pepper. Wrap each shrimp with a bacon strip. Thread 3 bacon/shrimp bundles onto each skewer, leaving a small space between bundles. Baste with barbecue sauce.
Grill uncovered over medium coals for 4-5 minutes. Turn, baste and grill an additional 1-5 minutes, or until bacon is crisp and shrimp has turned pink. Serve on lettuce lined plate with onion and additional barbecue sauce.
4 appetizers.
Note: Discard leftover barbecue sauce used for basting. Serve with a separate bowl of barbecue sauce.